Mahesh S/O Ramchandra Tambe v. The Returning Officer For Muncipal Corporation General

Digitally signed by TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Date:

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14 OF 2026 Mahesh s/o. Ramchandra Tambe ... Petitioner versus The Returning Officer for Municipal Corporation General Election 2025 of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar & Anr.

... Respondents Mr.Avinash R. Borulkar (through video conferencing) for the Petitioner.

Mr.Suhas Urgunde (through video conferencing) for Respondent No.1.

Mr. S.B. Shetye for the Respondent - State Election Commission. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.

(VACATION COURT) DATE : 2nd JANUARY, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

Leave to add the State Election Commission as a party Respondent. Addition be carried out forthwith. 2.

This matter was heard for a long time.

3.

All the submissions advanced by the learned Advocate for the Petitioner have been considered.

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Twice, the learned Advocate for the Petitioner sought a pass over.

5.

When the matter was called out at the end of the board, as a pass-over matter, the learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits, on instructions from the Petitioner, that the Petitioner desires to withdraw the Petition. If advised, the Petitioner may avail of the statutory remedy of filing an Election Petition. 6.

In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed off as withdrawn, with liberty. All contentions of all the stakeholders are kept open.

(RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) (VACATION COURT) Trupti